Building Hours
The East Meadow Farm office is open Monday - Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm.
Please note that our Plant Diagnostic & Soil Testing Center is only open on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10:00am - 12:30pm. We are unable to accept samples or answer questions outside of these hours.
Visiting Hours
The demonstration and community gardens at the East Meadow Farm and are open from dawn to dusk, every day of the week. There is no fee for entry or parking.
Directions
From the Northern State Parkway (East or West)
Take Exit 31A to Meadowbrook State Parkway South.
Take Exit M5 for Hempstead Turnpike (Route 24).
Stay in the right lane and turn right onto Hempstead Turnpike (Route 24 West).
Continue for about 1 mile.
Turn left onto Merrick Avenue.
East Meadow Farm will be on the right at 832 Merrick Avenue.
From the Southern State Parkway (East or West)
Take Exit 22N to Meadowbrook State Parkway North.
Take Exit M5 for Hempstead Turnpike (Route 24).
Turn left onto Hempstead Turnpike (Route 24 West).
Drive about 1 mile.
Turn left onto Merrick Avenue.
East Meadow Farm will be on the right at 832 Merrick Avenue.
From the Long Island Expressway (I-495)
Take Exit 38 for Northern State Parkway East.
Merge onto Northern State Parkway and follow directions from the Northern State Parkway above.
From Hempstead Turnpike (Route 24)
Head east or west on Hempstead Turnpike toward East Meadow.
Turn onto Merrick Avenue (if you’re coming from the west, you’ll turn left; from the east, you’ll turn right).
East Meadow Farm will be on the right at 832 Merrick Avenue.
Public Transportation:
Option A – Bus Only (from local area or Nassau County):
Take NICE N48 or N49 to Front St + Merrick Ave.
Walk about 1 minute to reach 832 Merrick Avenue.
Option B – Train + Bus (from NYC or other Long Island locations):
Ride LIRR on Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma, or Hempstead Branch to Hicksville or Westbury.
Transfer to NICE N48 toward East Meadow.
Get off at Front St + Merrick Ave, then walk 1 minute to East Meadow Farm.